Tank.



D. J. NYSEWANDER.

TANK.

APPLICATION FILED ocr. 28. 1916.

Pa tented Apr. 10, 1917.

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DAVID J. NYSEWANDEB, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

TANK.

Application filed October 28, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID J. NYsnwANDnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tanks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention seeks to provide means whereby hot water may be had whenever needed in rural districts and other localities where the advantages of a city water system are not available. The invention provides a tank which may be in communication with a kitchen range or with any other convenient form of heater and in which means will be provided for preventing damage from overflow of the hot water.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be hereinafter fully described, the novel features being subsequently particularly pointed out in the claims following the description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tank embodying my present invention and showing the same arranged in conjunction with an ordinary kitchen sink;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tank with the lid raised;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the tank;

Fig. t is a transverse section;

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing a slight modification.

In the annexed drawings, the tank 1 is shown supported upon a stand 2 in rear of and above an ordinary kitchen sink 3 which is also supported by said stand. It is to be understood, however, that the tank may be located in an attic or any other part of a building and may be made in various sizes, it being intended to serve as a distributing tank to furnish water for baths and toilets as well as for sinks. Within the tank is a transverse partition 4 having an opening 5 therethrough near its upper edge, said partition dividing the tank into a cold water compartment 6 and a hot water compartment 7. In one wall of the cold water compartment 6 is fitted the end of an inlet or supply pipe 8 which may lead from a well or pump or any other available water supply. Within the hot water compartment 7 and near but spaced from the partition 4: is a second partition 9 of less height than the partition 4 so that the water in the hot water Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. it 1917.

Serial No. 128,285.

compartment may overflow into the space between the two partitions whenever the level of the water rises above the partition 9. An outlet nozzle 10 is provided in the front wall of the tank at the lower end of the overflow space between the two partitions and this outlet nozzle projects over the sink, in the illustrated arrangement, so that the water may pass readily into the drain pipe. it will be understood, however, that this overflow nozzle may be connected with any outlet which will permit the escape of the water to be seen. When the tank is of small size so as to fit above a sink, the par tition 9 is disposed obliquely as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so as to approach closely to the partition 4: at its rear end and the rear portion of the overflow space is bridged by a plate or cover 10 so that the water flowing through the opening 5 will not pass directly into the overflow space but will be directed into the hot water compartment. Faucets 11 are fitted in the openings 11' in the front wall of the tank so as to permit water to be drawn from either compartment, as may be desired. The heating or circulating pipes 12 and 13 may pass through the water back of a kitchen range or may be connected with a gas heater or furnace or any other available form of heater. The pipe 12 enters the hot water tank through a fitting 14: in the side of the same, while the pipe 13 leads from the bottom of the hot water compartment so that a circulation of the water will be permitted and the water quickly heated whenever the range or other heating device is in use.

The tank will be provided with a lid or cover 15 to prevent dirt or other foreign matter settling in the water and this lid is provided on its inner face with a marginal flange 16 adapted to fit closely within the upper end of the tank and constructed with notches 17 whereby it may fit over the upper edge of the partition 4:.

If the tank be made on a large scale and located. in an attic or at some other elevated point in the building, the hot water compartment may be connected with. a bath tub or other point of use and the outlet may be promodern sanitary plumbing. The partition 9 in the large tanks will be disposed parallel with the partitions 45, as shown in Fig. 5, and it will not be necessary to bridge the rear portion of the overflow space between the two partitions, a short tube 18 being fitted in the upper portion of the partition 4 and projecting into the hot water compartment beyond the partition 9 so that the water cannot reach the overflow space di-. rectly from the inlet passage. The parallel relation of the two compartments permits the tank to be more rapidly set up and is slightly cheaper but, in the smaller tank, the arrangement shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is desirable as it gives the space necessary to accommodate the overflow nozzle and provides maximum capacity for the hot-water compartment.

Then the tank is'to be filled, water is pumped through the inlet 8 into the cold water compartment 6. After accumulating in the said compartment, the water will flow through the opening 5 or through the tube 18 into the hot water compartment and will fill the same and the circulating pipes 12 and 13. When the water in the hot water compartment 7 rises above the partition 9 it will overflow into the overflow space and escape through the outlet nozzle 10 thereby notifying the attendant that the tank is filled and that the inflow of water should be cut off. As the water expands, following its increase in temperature, it will overflow into the overflow space and escape through the nozzle 10 and the same vent or outlet is available for any steam which may be generated by the heating of the water.

The water will usually be heated while meals are being cooked in the ordinary way and will consequently involve no extra expense to the owner in establishing a supply of hot water. All overflow is adequately accommodated and the annoyance and dithculty attendant upon the use of hot water pipes connected to an open tank is overcome. The tank will usually be made from sheet metal and the pipes connected thereto by look nuts so that expert plumbers will not be needed to install the plant. The tank may be placed where most convenient in any particular instance and the circulating or heating pipes may be carried to a considerable distance without curtailing the eiflciency of the apparatus.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An apparatus for the purpose set forth comprising a tank, a partition within the tank dividing the same into a cold water compartment and a hot watercompartment, a second partition within the hot water compartment and of less height than the firstmentioned partition, an outlet from each compartment, an outlet from the space between. the two partitions, an inlet entering the cold water compartment, and means for establishing flow through the higher partition and over the lower partition from the cold water compartment into the hot water compartment.

2. An apparatus for the purpose set forth comprising a tank, a partition within the tank, an inlet at one end of the tank, an outlet from the tank at each side of the partition, an overflow outlet at one side of the partition, and a lid hinged to the tank and having a depending marginal flange adapted to fit within the tank and provided with notches adapted to fit over the upper edge of the partition.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

DAVID J. NYSEWANDE-Rl [L. 3,]

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